The color is commonly associated with the Lipizzan breed, but it is also very common in Andalusians, Arabians, Welsh Ponies, and is accepted as a color by most breed registries. What is a gray horse with spots called? A dapple-gray horse has a color pattern of dark rings over a Read more…
Melanomas tend to be found around the anus, vulva, prepuce, and base of the tail, around the eyes, ears, and neck; usually non-painful, the masses may become inflamed and ulcerated, attracting flies and secondary bacterial infection, or may interfere with normal feeding or defecation. Do melanomas hurt horses? Malignant Melanoma Read more…
A Draft Pony is a miniature of one of the established Draft Horse breeds (Belgian, miniature, miniature, Shire, Suffolk, American Cream, Spotted Draft) and MUST show the conformation character of a draft horse. What is the gentlest draft horse? The Gypsy Vanner horse is a small draft breed that was Read more…
You get a free Fantasy Horse when you first unlock Fantasy Island at Player Level 20. What is a fantasy horse? One of the most unique portrayals of fantasy horses is in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar saga. Horses aren’t animals, but rather magical beings that resemble horses. They form bonds with Read more…
According to Quintus Smyrnaeus, Odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse (the horse being the emblem of Troy), hiding an elite force inside, and fooling the Trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy. Who made the idea of the Trojan Horse? OdysseusYes, it was Odysseus Read more…
Horses can identify some colors; they see yellow and blue the best, but cannot recognize red. One study showed that horses could easily tell blue, yellow and green from gray, but not red. Horses also have a difficulty separating red from green, similar to humans who experience red/green color blindness. Read more…
A full grown Ox or a full grown draft horse? If you only consider some records or supposed records that have been set, then you may well think that it would be the draft horse, but the fact is that cattle ( oxen) can pull more weight than draft horses Read more…
A grade horse is a horse whose bloodline, parentage, registration, or pedigree is unknown or unclear. Grade does not imply breed; it describes the horse more than it describes its breed. Oftentimes, grade horses are crossbred to a point where it becomes impossible to determine what breed a horse belongs Read more…
Space line posts about 10 to 12 feet apart for most fences (25 feet for high-tensile wire fences). Narrow spacings are better over irregular ground and in contour fences. Rail fences normally have post spacings of 8 to 10 feet. What is the proper distance between fence posts? Typical spacing Read more…
Surveys show 54% of all horse owners own at least 1 “senior” horse. By age definition “senior” horse has been defined as 15+ years of age. Due to improvements in veterinary care and nutrition, horse routinely live 25-30 years of age, some into their 40’s. Is 15 an old horse? Read more…